Chapter 131
Vespera froze.
Her head felt light, almost dizzy.
It took her a moment to process that Dominic’s apology was for the harsh words be had said when she first entered his bedroom.
So, it turned out that Dominic wasn’t completely heartless after all. But she couldn’t help wondering about the meaning behind the rest of his words.
She went over his words again, analyzing each one carefully,
And then she got it.
He had been upset because she’d hesitated at the door. He was frustrated with her lack of decisiveness. As his secretary, she should have been more confident instead of overthinking things.
With that in mind, his last two sentences made perfect sense.
He wasn’t just setting boundaries. He was making it clear—he would never let anything happen between them. There would be no rumors, no misunderstandings.
A strange sense of guilt settled in her chest.
She nodded seriously. “Tunderstand. You’re right. The innocent have nothing to fear.”
Dominic was momentarily speechless, she understood nothing.
By the time Vespera returned to her apartment, her mood had Improved.
Dominicmight be difficult to deal with, but at least he was willing to lower his guard and talk things through. That made it easier to avoid misunderstandings.
Later that night, half–asleep, she beard the sound of a text notification,
She groggily reached for her phone and squinted at the screen
It was from Dominic. “Ms. Gildon, don’t forget to come to work tomorrow.
Vespera was utterly exhausted. In the darkness, she bately managed to crack her eyes open, struggling to type a reply. “Got it, Mr. Reld.”
She didn’t realize her fingers had slipped slightly—just enough for autocorrect to take over.
She hit send without a second thought, swiped the chat away, tossed her phone aside, and drifted right back into sweet, peaceful sleep.
The next morning, at 7:30 am, Raymond had already prepared breakfast.
Dominic had said he was going to Tavian Group today.
Under normal circumstances, Dominic would be up by 6:00 am for his morning non, By 7:00 am, he would be at the dining table, reading financial news. After that, he would spend some time in the garden–making calls or taking video meetings before heading to the office at exactly 9:00 ANL
But since he was injured, his schedule had shifted.
It was already 8:00 am, and lue still hadn’t come out of his room.
Geard arrived and was surprised to hear that Domine hadn’t gotten out of bed yet. “What happened last night? Did Mr. Reid finally learn how to hit the nightclubi
course, it was a juke
Even if Dominic were injured, liis usual nightlife was so dull it could rival a priest’s.
Raynorad, with las hardds clasped in front of him, sighed in contusion. “I’s strange. Mr. Reid never sleeps in. ”
Neither of them dared to imprk on the bedroom door
Finally,
8:30 am, Dominic emerged from his bedroom is pale, handsome face showed signs of fatigue, as it he hadn’t slept well, and there were dark circles under his eyes.
Gecard and Raymond exchanged a glance. They thought, “Could he have secretly gone to a nightclub after all?”
Duminic ignored the stars and walked toward the dining ro
The two followed lam closely behind Dominic sat down at the dining table to eat breakfast
Thinking Dominic was in a bad mood, Gerard didn’t dare to batet him on the day’s schedule. Raymond silently attended to Dominic, serving him breakfast
To theicamsprise, Dominic took a sipot jalce, similed, and said, “Today’s juicy is really good.”
The two of them were sileid for a while.
After all, juice was just juice.
Perhaps the fruit hadbeenexceptionally sweet that days
Doinidecontimed eating with a good appetite, as it in a much better mood.
Gerard felt that reporting his work at this moment would distub Dodie while he was eating just then, his phone rang
He glanced at the screen and muttered to himself, “Why is Mc Gilden calling me so early
He was about to step outside to take the call
“Answer it here.” A cool voice came from behind him.
“Huh? Alright.” Though confused, Gerard complied He answered the phone. “Vespera
